Jeremiah 29:11

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

1 Corinthians 16: 13-14

13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

"Da-Da" Video

Caleb is getting so big and grow so fast!  Here is Caleb sharing one of his favorite new words:




I hope you enjoy!

Pam & Mike Staples

Monday, April 26, 2010

My First Video

his weekend, I received my Mother's Day gift a little early!  I'm so excited and am certain we will have fun as a family with the gift that Mike and Caleb bought for me.  They bought me the new Flip SlideHD Video camera.  It really is so cool and SO easy to use.  I'm also very impressed with the quality of the video along with the sound.

Here is one of our first videos of Caleb playing with his squeaky toy, Sofie the Giraffe:

 


Enjoy!

Pam Staples

Adoption Finalized!

I just posted on our Adoption Blog, that our adoption of Caleb has been finalized.  On Saturday, April 24th, we received the final adoption paperwork for the Court stating that the adoption was finalized on Thursday, April 22nd.  Mike and I are so thrilled to be Caleb's parents and to know that he will always be a part of our family.  Parenthood is treating us well and we are having so much fun.  I love being a Stay-At-Home-Mom and working as an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  Mike enjoys his full-time career at Talecris.  We also enjoy living so close to Talecris so Mike can easily and quickly come home for lunch or go to Drs. appointments for Caleb.

Caleb really does have a very sweet disposition and is now 7 months old!  It is so fun to see him grow and make new discoveries each day.  He loves to giggle and smile.  Each day his personality shines through more and more.  We are blessed that he is a very laid back, relaxed baby.  He doesn't cry very often unless he is in discomfort which lately involves teething - poor little guy has had bloody gums as he is teething.  We are taking Caleb to physical therapy to deal with a mild case of Tortocollis (shortened neck muscle on one side) as well as helping him with some of his gross motor skills.  The Physical Therapy is once a week and we will probably go as long as our insurance covers the appointments which means we have around 30 appointments available.

Caleb at 7 months...



This summer Caleb and I will be visiting Minnesota arriving on Thursday, June 24th.  We will be in Minnesota for 3 weeks leaving on Monday, July 12th.  Plans are being made to go up to the lake near Nevis, MN on Friday, June 25th and probably stay through Tuesday or Wed. of the following week then we will be back in the Twin Cities.  Randy, Lori and the girls will be arriving around July 1st dropping the girls of for an extended visit with Grandma & Grandpa Schmidt.  Then Daddy will have Caleb all by himself for a week while Mommy goes to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Stampin' Up! Convention.

Lots of Love,

Pam, Mike & Caleb Staples